SB345 Alabama 2010 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, legend drugs dispensed to a patient at a hospital, nursing facility, assisted living facility, or hospice may be donated and transferred to charitable clinics to be used by charitable patients without charge if certain conditions are met
This bill would allow legend drugs to be dispensed by prescription but not administered to patients at certain health care facilities to be donated and transferred to charitable clinics under certain conditions; to authorize the drugs to be transferred in the same manner to charitable pharmacies, as defined, to be dispensed to charitable patients; and to further authorize samples given to physicians to be donated and transferred to charitable clinics and charitable pharmacies
To amend Sections 20-3-2 and 20-3-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975, authorizing legend drugs dispensed by prescription to patients at certain health care facilities to be donated and transferred to charitable clinics under certain conditions; to authorize the drugs to be transferred in the same manner to charitable pharmacies, as defined, to be dispensed to charitable patients; and to further authorize samples given to physicians to be donated and transferred to charitable clinics and charitable pharmacies.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
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| February 2, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | SB345 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |